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| '''''Lecter''': First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek? <br>
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| '''''Clarice Starling''': He kills women... '' <br>
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| '''''Lecter''': No! That is incidental. What is the first and principal thing he does? What needs does he serve by killing?'' <br>
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| '''''Starling''': Anger ... social acceptance .... and ... sexual frustrations, sir... ''<br>
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| '''''Lecter''': No! He '''covets'''. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? ''<br>
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| *[[Frog and the scorpion]] | | *[[Frog and the scorpion]] |